Commercial property renewals still show positive pricing, but appetite is increasingly being decided by the parts of the portfolio where rate data gives the least comfort.
Aug 19, 2026
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Sep 3, 2026
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Tropical Storm Edouard came ashore 15 miles from Port Arthur with a 90 mph gust and up to 22 inches of inland rain, Texas put price optimization on notice with Commissioner's Bulletin B-0007-26, and California sent two claims-handling bills to Newsom while two Big Sur fires passed 25,000 acres each.
Sep 2, 2026
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A rating action framed around reserves can reach broker panels, client requirements, and reinsurance terms before statutory impairment appears.
Aug 31, 2026
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In Force Weekly: Reinsurer owned distribution tightens data standards and squeezes standalone MGAs on economics and authority
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Aug 24, 2026
In Force Weekly: A reinsurer now owns primary distribution and telemetry, resetting margins and control for followers
Aug 17, 2026
In Force Weekly: A multi year approval path favors platforms with provable governance and data sharing, reshaping program capacity negotiations
Aug 27, 2026
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New York added listed E&S property access just as a 97 mph EF1 hit Nassau County, California put another wildfire model into Sustainable Insurance Strategy review while Big Sur burned, and Florida's coastal file reopened with AL96 at 70 percent formation odds
Aug 20, 2026
California froze wildfire nonrenewals in 22 Gann Fire ZIP Codes for one year, Texas paused large computational load sequencing until ERCOT verification is complete, and Illinois' post-derecho file added a McLean County flash-flood claims leg
Jun 30, 2026
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What a $20 billion captive wholesale platform reveals about Amwins' biggest blind spot
Jun 3, 2026
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Why contingent commissions just carried 100% of Brown & Brown's organic growth
Aug 12, 2026
Plymouth Rock’s home quote launch exposes how conversational intake can reshape intent capture, consent, and risk evidence before rating fields exist.
Jun 17, 2026
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The state’s 2026 reform attacks fraud, BI severity, and litigation leakage, but the harder test for carriers is whether they can rebuild pricing precision, filings, and claims execution fast enough to
Jun 10, 2026
Why the silent AI coverage era has ended
May 13, 2026
Why ceded structure now sets 2026 property strategy
Aug 26, 2026
Munich Re is turning a long strategic relationship into ownership of the workflow that sees risk before it reaches a loss bordereau.
Aug 5, 2026
AI assisted discovery is revealing how much cyber diversification depends on software dependency data that many portfolios still lack.
Jul 1, 2026
Ransomware activity remains elevated, but the market’s discipline is moving from broad rate increases to stricter controls, attestations, sublimits, and exclusions